Kitchen-cabinet



(No Model.)

G. N. TAGUE. y KITCHEN CABINET. No. 590,285.

Patented Sept. 21,1897.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE N. TAGUE, OF BOONE, IOVA.

KITCH EN-CABIN ET.

A SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 590,285, dated September 21, 1897.

Application filed Marcli'ZOflSQ'l, Serial No. 628,480. (No model.)

.as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in kitchen-cabinets5 and the object of my invention is the provision of a kitchen-cabinet which will be of ornamental and attractive appearance, which will combine all the features and requisites desired in such an article of furniture, which will be compact and of portable size, and which will be inexpensive and thoroughly eflicient.

To attain the desired objects, the invention consists of a kitchen-cabinet embodying novel features of construction and combination of parts, substantially as disclosed herein.

Figure l represents a perspective View of my improved kitchen-cabinet- Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal sectional view, and Fig. 3 represents a transverse sectional view.

Referring by letter to the drawings,in which similar letters denote corresponding parts in the several views,A designates the back walls.

B designates the side walls, which are narrow at their upper portions, and C and D designate, respectively, the top and bottom.

The casing or cabinet is divided into an upper and lower compartment by means of the transverse wall E, which extends out for a considerable distance and forms the table or support-shelf F. The upper compartment is divided into a large central compartment G, provided with ahinged door H and a series of shelves K, and into two narrow vertical compartments Il, formed with cleats or guides M for a series of drawers N, in this instance five drawers being provided in each compartment or division. In the lower compartment is arranged the horizontal wall O, which is divided into three compartments or divisions by means of the strips P, and in said compartments are arrangedthe large drawers Q. The lower compartment R is provided with the hinged board S, which carries the hopper or flour-receptacle T, provided with the sieve or said hopper is the sliding drawer XV for rel ceiving the flour and on each side of the hopper is provided the compartments X, which will serve to receive pots, pans, and the like.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, it is evident that I provide a kitchen-cabinet which is ornamental and attractive in appearance, which will receive all the necessities used in the kitchen, and that the cabinet will not occupy a great amount of space, thus providing an economical and convenient article.

I claiml. A kitchen-cabinet consisting of the upper portion having the central vertical compartment provided with a series of shelves and having a door, the narrow vertical side compartments having-a series of drawers arranged in two tiers, the transverse divisionwall extending out to form a table or shelf, and the lower compartment having the drawers and the flour-hopper below the drawers adapted to swing outwardly and provided with an agitator and sieve.

2. A kitchen-cabinet comprising the upper portion and the lower portion, the series of drawers in the lower portion, the hinged wall in the lower portion beneath the said series of drawers and adapted to swing downwardly or outwardly, the hopper connected and carried by said wall, the sieve connected to the hopper, the rotary agitator arranged in said hopper, and the drawer under the hopper.

3. A kitchen-cabinet comprising the upper portion divided into three vertical compartments the central one of which has a series of shelves therein and a hinged door on the 'front thereof, and the side compartments having arranged therein each a series or tier of drawers, the bottom portion having afront hinged Wall extending across the Width therebottom for the top portion, it top for the botof and adapted to swing outwardly, a flourtom portion and a table. xo hopper secured on the back of said Wall and In testimony whereof I affix my signature having a sieve-bottom, an agitator jonrnaled in presence of two Witnesses.

5 in the Wall and back of the hopper, and a. GEORGE N. TAGUE.

flour-receptacle under the lour-hopper to re- Vitnesses: eeive the sifted flour, and a division-Wall be- D. C. VANDEBURGH,

tween the top and bottom portions forming a O. B. PHIPPS. 

